Return

this game is art. incredibly immersive and plays tight. the game is fair and can be a little hard at times. the direction for the art style of the game is super inspired and unique

[h1]Lots of frustration.[/h1] Not really playable with a keyboard it seems. Not all inputs are recognized, especially if entered in quick succession in order to evade attacks the spacebar is skipped sometimes. Due to the difficulty level of the bosses, that is pretty unforgiving and leads to lots of frustration. Also frustrating is that I don't see a health bar anywhere, not for regular mobs nor for bosses. Also I didn't like that the game didn't give you any indication where to go. Which is even more frustrating with slow movement like here. Backtracking at that speed is no fun. As much as I like the visuals, but I'll have to do as the game title told me to: Return. That game. To steam.

Metroidvania essenziale con uno scenario non grande e combat system fortemente basato sul tempismo, senza combinazioni di tasti o mosse speciali: bisogna capire il "ritmo" del nemico e schivare e colpire al momento giusto. Non lo considero un difetto, è il suo stile. Artisticamente è anche lì essenziale con tutto il primo piano in controluce e quindi buio, che è una scelta stilistica forte ma che ci può stare in un gioco di dimensioni compatte senza che la cosa diventi ripetitiva e monotona. L'essenzialità forse funziona meno dal lato narrativo, nel senso che alla fine dell'esperienza non si ha la sensazione di aver vissuto una storia particolarmente interessante. È un gioco sui generis, confrontarlo con titoli più strutturati è forse anche fuori luogo. Return è tranquillamente giocabile e acquistabile, tuttavia non stravolgerà nessuno.

Return is... a game. For the hour I played, it felt like a walking simulator with combat sprinkled here and there. The aforementioned combat, which revolves around hitting and dodging repetitively, is just unsatisfying and, dare I say, boring. They tried to shake things up with various guns, but they, again, feel clunky and kinda lifeless. To top it all off, the two bosses I fought were ungodly difficult, and some of their attacks were awfully similar. The only good things I can point out are the visuals and the sound design. Even though I love supporting indie devs, I’m not sure what this game was trying to achieve. Whatever it was, though, it didn’t do it for me.

At first, I was hesitant to recommend this game. I love the atmosphere—it's a beautiful game, and the music is amazing. But I was really struggling with the combat: it felt kind of simple yet extremely punishing at the same time. Here's the thing: I unknowingly started the game on the hardest route and didn’t realize I could upgrade my weapons until about halfway through. So basically, I tackled the most difficult areas first with the default, unupgraded weapon. No ♥♥♥♥ the enemies felt like sponges. Once I learned that weapon upgrades were a thing, I took on the rest of the bosses and finished the other half of the game. It was much more enjoyable after that. So yes, I do recommend it. It’s a fun, simple, and short 2D soulslike with incredible art direction and punchy weapons. A great option if you're in a gaming slump and want to finish something quick yet satisfying. P.S. ♥♥♥♥ The Mechanist

I downlaod this game to play it on my emulation handheld via portmaster. I use TrimUI Bricks on top of NextUI and its running amazingly well. I had about +-7-8 hours on the game on the Bricks and its amazing. The artwork is pretty and the mechanic is also fantastic. Would definitely recommand this game.

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Usually I never post reviews for games, but I absolutely loved Return. The gameplay was great and the environments supported the story perfectly. The combat was pretty simple (run up, slash, roll away, repeat, or just shoot them with a gun) but it fit the game's minimalistic look perfectly. The visuals are really nicely polished as well, and the soundtrack was amazing. The game knows exactly what it's supposed to be, and capitalizes on it. The one thing I will say is the game could do a better job of telling the player what they can do. For example, I literally just found out you can upgrade your weapons with the mastery points and I've already beat every boss in the game except for the shores one. Now I've got some 96 points that I never used, which probably would've made the game easier. Overall, I loved Return, and I would definitely recommend it.